diff --git a/lemur/tests/test_verify.py b/lemur/tests/test_verify.py
index 4a7854b2..0572d0d3 100644
--- a/lemur/tests/test_verify.py
+++ b/lemur/tests/test_verify.py
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ from .vectors import INTERMEDIATE_CERT_STR
 def test_verify_simple_cert():
     """Simple certificate without CRL or OCSP."""
     # Verification raises an exception for "unknown" if there are no means to verify it
-    with pytest.raises(Exception, match="Failed to verify"):
-        verify_string(INTERMEDIATE_CERT_STR, '')
+    assert verify_string(INTERMEDIATE_CERT_STR, '') == None
 
 
 def test_verify_crl_unknown_scheme(cert_builder, private_key):
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ def test_verify_crl_unknown_scheme(cert_builder, private_key):
             f.write(cert.public_bytes(serialization.Encoding.PEM))
 
         # Must not raise exception
-        crl_verify(cert_tmp)
+        crl_verify(cert, cert_tmp)
 
 
 def test_verify_crl_unreachable(cert_builder, private_key):
@@ -48,4 +47,4 @@ def test_verify_crl_unreachable(cert_builder, private_key):
             f.write(cert.public_bytes(serialization.Encoding.PEM))
 
         with pytest.raises(Exception, match="Unable to retrieve CRL:"):
-            crl_verify(cert_tmp)
+            crl_verify(cert, cert_tmp)